Killybegs has certainly got talent, that's for sure! Pupils and their teachers at the Niall Mor National School in Killybegs really pulled out all of the stops as Ian Dempsey and his breakfast show rolled into the school to present it with its brand ne ...
The Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin T.D. has announced a range of increased supports for school management bodies and for newly established schools. Included in the package of measures is an increase of almost threefold in the grant pai ...
Under the Department of Education and Science grant scheme funding of just over 7 million has been allocated to 441 secondary and community and comprehensive schools and 33 Vocational Education Committees nationwide.3.86 million ...
Over 500 post primary schools around the country are to receive grants to replace and ...
The following are extracts from DES Circular Primary 15/05 entitled Contact of Employment for Specila Needs Assitants.
New Appointments
The revised contract has regard to the fact ...
The Ministers for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Noel Dempsey T.D. and for Education and Science Mary Hanafin T.D. today updated progress in relation to the Schools Broadband Access Programme. The Programme is ...
Here is a link to the Current Press Releases from the DES
Class sizes are falling
Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin T.D. today said that over ...
Principals' leadership is key to achieving quality learning in our schools'
Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin, T.D., today addressed the Annual Conference of the Irish Primary Principals Net ...
Over 200 schools to receive funding for extension and refurbishment works
Over €73m being provided so that schools can move ahead quickly to deal with their building needs under devolved scheme - Hanafin - ...
Hanafin says funding of €78m will see significant improvements around the country
740 schools around the country are being given funding to complete essential small scale projects under the 2006 Summer Works Scheme ...
The Minister of State with special responsibility for Children, Brian Lenihan, today launched the Music Initiative 2005 under the Department of Education & Science, Fund for the Development of Targeted Educational Responses to Certain Children at R ...
"Beginning to Teach: Newly Qualified Teachers in Irish Primary Schools"A new report published today "Beginning to Teach", shows the vast majority of probationary primary teachers expressed a sense of personal and professional satisfaction about t ...
Schools in disadvantaged areas will be particularly targeted i ...
Students on the Hibernia course will complete examinations in August, results will issue in September and conferral will be in October 2005. The Hibernia graduates will receive recognition as qualified primary teachers with effect from 1st October ...
Following many years of raising the matter with the DES, we are pleased to inform you that three welcomed improvements have been announced by the Minister which will provide better administrative capacity for Principals in a small number of school ...
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We have discovered at County Network Meetings that many principals are unaware of IPPN's submission to the INTO on Benchmarking for Principals. In our document, Investing in School Leadership ...
16-minute briefing for National Committees & Executive covering items such as upcoming meeting with INTO, next year's conference and Summer professional development courses.
In the past eight years the educational provision for pupils with special needs has changed radically. Two of the main reasons for this were the high profile O'Donoghue and Sinnott court cases and recent legislation. The Edu ...
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